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WEEK OF JUNE 27, 2022

Trading Post

June 27th, 2022 by Jim Field

FOR SALE:  New cedar 10 foot by 10 foot Pergola Kit. $375. SOLD!  Camp firewood. Well-seasoned.  $75 per pickup truck load.  Call 243-5652.

LOST: Long haired gray female cat, has white paws & face. May answer to Chloe, but is afraid of strangers. Lost on west side of Atlantic, near 8th St. Call 531-530-9492. FOUND!  Also have kittens to give away.

FOR SALE:  A tall full size refrigerator on heavy duty cart with wheels for $70.  New Holland skid loader with superboom, turbo diesel, 55 HP, asking $16,000.  2 kayaks, 1 canoe, 1 row boat and trailer, all new, never used, asking $1,100 for all.  Call 712-355-1566.  Also, the gentleman from Harlan who bought the pick-up truck left behind a new studded snow tire.  Please call!

FOR SALE:  Ultralite two-passenger airplane, trike, comes with parachute, $16,000.  3 Allis-Chalmers tractors with wide front, D14-D17.  Motorcycles, ranging from 170cc dirt bike to 1100cc, all chromed-out, some collectible, and a Can-AM Spider with only 900 miles.  Call 712-355-1566

WANTED: 9′ x 7′ camping tent. 712-249-8225

FOR SALE:  I have 2 walkers, one without wheels and one with. $15 cash each.  32″ LG TV $100 cash.  22″ Vizio TV $60 cash.  Call 712-249-3999. If I don’t answer please leave your name and phone number and I’ll return your call.

FOR SALE:  McCullough Eager Beaver weed eater with straight shaft, works fine, asking $75.  2 Larson 32″ x 80″ storm doors, white, older, glass and screens are good, $20 each.  Call 712-304-4998 in Hamlin.

WANTED:  22′ motor home.  Call 712-355-1566.

FOR SALE:  I have a John Deere 2006 110 mower for $800 and a smoker/grill for $225.  Call or text 712-370-0052.

FOR SALE:  Several different sizes and styles of ceramic tile, new in the box, will take 50 cents a bundle.  Several colors and styles of retaining wall block for 50 cents each or $100 for a pallet.  A Lennox furnace, works well for $150.  Call 712-355-1566 in Council Bluffs.

FOR SALE:  John Deere zero turn mower, needs battery and muffler, $200.  Double door oven that sets in cabinet, black, $40.  Four air conditioners, both 110 volt and 220 volt, your choice for $20.  Call 712-355-1566.

FOR SALE:  Rec room equipment, including a hockey table (not air-hockey), originally $1,600, a foosball table, California hot tub, all new with parts in the box (pump, heater, blower, control panel).  All for $400.  Also, a chocolate love seat and couch, like new, for $200.  And, an H International tractor with wide front end, restored just a year and a half ago for $1,700.  Call 712-355-1566 in Council Bluffs.

FREE:  I have a recliner chair and recliner loveseat (brown).  Call 712-249-6213.

FOR SALE:  Large Couch.  Not measured but think it’s 7’ wide.  Brown, Blue and Blue/Gray pattern.  Very Good Condition.  Asking $100. Willing to negotiate price for couch. TV Stand that held a 40” TV with several inches to spare. Very Good Condition with instruction manual.  $25.  Located in Atlantic.  You pick up.  Call or text 712-254-3990.  SOLD!

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No injuries after a pickup and ambulance collide in Union COunty

News

June 27th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Afton, Iowa) – A collision between a pickup truck and an ambulance, Friday night in Union County, but no one was hurt. According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, the accident occurred at around 10:47-p.m. on Highway 34, near Lark Avenue, northwest of Afton. Officials say two Greater Regional Medical Center ambulances were checking on a vehicle in the ditch. Both vehicles had their emergency lights activated. One of the ambulances, a 2021 Dodge Ram-based vehicle, had stopped on the shoulder of the road and was attempting to turn around.

The driver of the 2005 Chevy 2500 pickup, 21-year-old Bradley Wayne Toppin, of Afton, had stopped for the ambulances. When Toppin, and the driver of the ambulance turning around, 40-year-old Dennis Wayne Cheers, of Afton, proceeded at the same time, their vehicles came into contact in the center of the highway. Both vehicles sustained minor damage that totaled $2,000.

Toppin was cited for Failure to Yield to an Emergency Vehicle.

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Saturday (6-25-2022) High School Softball Results

Sports

June 27th, 2022 by Jim Field

HAWKEYE TEN CONFERENCE

  • Kuemper Catholic 9, Lewis Central 6

WASHINGTON TOURNAMENT

  • Davenport Assumption 9, Griswold 1
  • Washington  2, Griswold 0

FREMONT-MILLS TOURNAMENT

  • Fremont-Mills 10, Tri-Center 1
  • East Union 8, Fremont-Mills 6
  • East Union 12, Southwest Valley 5
  • Tri-Center 6, Southwest Valley 4

CARROLL TOURNAMENT

  • Carroll 8, Kuemper Catholic 2
  • Lewis Central 6, Treynor 5
  • Kuemper Catholic 6, Treynor 5
  • Carroll 7, Lewis Central 6

ROLAND-STORY TOURNAMENT

  • Bondurant-Farrar 2, Glenwood 1

SPENCER TOURNAMENT

  • Spencer 6, Denison-Schleswig 0
  • Denison-Schleswig 6, Sheldon 1

WESTWOOD TOURNAMENT

  • West Monona 5, Woodbine 2
  • Woodbine 6, Kingsley-Pierson 4

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Saturday (6-25-2022) High School Baseball Results

Sports

June 27th, 2022 by Jim Field

CARROLL TOURNAMENT

  • Kuemper Catholic 14, Pocahontas Area 13
  • Spencer 7, Kuemper Catholic 6

BRENT PRANGE CLASSIC

  • Clarinda 11, Alta-Aurelia 1
  • Bettendorf 6, Clarinda 2
  • Ankeny Centennial 11, Coon Rapids-Bayard 1

NON-CONFERENCE

  • Treynor 3, Thomas Jefferson 1
  • Shenandoah 22, Essex 1

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Mississippi River cruise season underway

News

June 27th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa may not be at the top of the list of cruise ship destinations — but hundreds of people will be visiting on Missippi River cruises this year. Steve Ahrens is the executive officer of the Riverfront Improvement Commission in Davenport, which greets the passengers during stops. “They are all over I have so much fun interacting with them,” he says, “here they are having sort of that Mark Twain-esque kind of experience plus right — and a little bit of that whole that Midwest, nice kind of hospitality that goes with it.”

The American Cruise Line has been traveling the Mississippi for 15 years, and its American Melody boat made its first stop along Davenport’s riverfront Sunday. The Viking Cruise Line is starting its first North American trips on the Mississippi River later this year. Ahrens says the cruises bring a wide variety of people to Iowa. “They are from all over this country, and many times international guests are aboard as well,” according to Ahrens. “And we’re told especially that will be the case with Viking when they start up in early August.” Ahrens says the stops are not long — but there are many things for the passengers to do — including specially crafted exhibits and stops such as the museum or art center.

“They want unique experiences, that we sometimes that the folks that live here take for granted, many others enjoy these immensely. They also enjoy something else we take for granted. And that is the majestic views of the Mississippi River,” he says. He says the size of the cruises varies — but the companies say they have great interest. “We go from like 170, I think, to 300. You know, as far as a number of passengers, and we’re told that they’re both in both cases, they’re already booking, you know, into through 2023 into 2024,” Ahrens says.

Aherns says the cruises start from different ports of call, including Dubuque, Hannibal, and St. Louis, and can go up to St. Paul.

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Final work to get underway on pedestrian bridge for Jack Trice Stadium in Ames

News, Sports

June 27th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Work will begin tonight (Monday) on the final portion of a long-awaited bridge that will benefit thousands of fans on football game days in Ames. The East Gateway Bridge over University Boulevard allows fans to cross the roadway to Jack Trice Stadium from the parking areas east of the stadium. John Harvey with Iowa State University’s facilities management team, says fans from all around can use the bridge.

Harvey says they will close the roadway to traffic and install a steel truss over the roadway connecting two towers. They will then install the bridge deck. He says there are other panels that will go on the bridge as well and they plan to have it all done by the season opener.

The project costs ten-million-dollar dollars, and will also benefit motorists who won’t have to stop for pedestrians crossing the roadway.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Monday, June 27, 2022

Weather

June 27th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly sunny. High 82. W @ 10.
Tonight: Fair to Partly cloudy. Low around 56.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 86. SW @ 10-15.
Wednesday: P//Cldy. High 88.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High 91.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 79. Our Low this morning, 47. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 83 and the Low was 62. The Record High on this date was 103 in 1934. The Record Low was 43 in 1938, 1958 & 1968.

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Nico Ragaini becomes leader of Iowa receivers

Sports

June 27th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Nico Ragaini has become the leader of Iowa’s receivers on and off the field. Ragaini was third in receptions for Hawkeyes a year ago with 26 and had to step up his leadership role following the transfer of Charlie Jones after spring drills. The Big Ten return specialist of the year is now at Purdue.

Ragaini has no hard feels about Jones leaving.

Ragaini is trying to be a mentor for the younger receivers.

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Clair Peterson set for final John Deere Classic as executive director

Sports

June 27th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

The week’s John Deere Classic will be the final one for Executive Director Clair Peterson, who is retiring at the end of the year. Peterson has led the PGA Tournament in the Quad Cities since 2002.

The Quad Cities remains the smallest market on the PGA Tour.

Peterson says John Deere becoming title sponsor in 1998 was a turning point for the tournament hitch that began in 1971 as the Quad Cities Open.

Peterson says he will finish the year as director and still have a role with the tournament.

The first round of the John Deere Classic is Thursday.

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Keegan Murray introduced in Sacramento

Sports

June 27th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Keegan Murray was introduced as the newest member of the Sacramento Kings. The former Iowa All American was taken by the Kings with the fourth pick in the NBA Draft. Murray thought Sacramento was a potential landing place.

Murray joins a roster that includes Ames native Harrison Barnes.

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